Thoughts Are Things
February 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
. . .if I wished to change my surroundings, I had to change my thinking first.
I Can Handle This
April 2016
On vacation in France, she lifted the glass to her mouth. What could possibly go wrong?
Out of the Storm
January 2012
By:
Lee T.
| Dawsonville, Georgia
A newcomer explores Step One and the five ways he was definitely powerless and unmanageable
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Problems with the Alcoholic Executive
June 1960
By:
Ivan Underwood
Here is the "Half-Man" in business, the individual who does not get too drunk to function at all but who can operate only at half-speed with his morning hangover and four-martini lunch
Safe to Belong
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Sandy C.
| Cypress, California
A member shares about dealing with mental health and finding the right information
Breakdown, 3 A.M.
September 2015
A newcomer gets busy making sober friends online, until one night in D.C. it really pays off
What I've learned
June 2009
By:
GARY C.
| Petoskey, Michigan
A member with 34 years talks about changes to AA and how it's still about carrying the message
Emotional Growth
March 1974
By:
O. K. W.
| Lewes, Delaware
It can be a sign of progress when old-timers practice the AA principles in the wider world outside
Carrying the Message
November 1967
By:
J. S. C.
| New Hartford, New York
He made the program--R.I.P.
A Way in the World
March 2011
By:
Bette-B B.
| Omaha, Nebraska
Listening to her Higher Power and other alcoholics led her on a wonderful 26-year journey
11th Tradition
July 1971
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Family Circle
November 1953
By:
Canada
| Toronto
NO ABRACADABRA WANTED <lb<emphasis type="italic">As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA program. . .</emphasis>
Too much too soon?
August 2017
By:
JoAnn C.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
One member says reading “How It Works” might not be the best way to set newcomers on the right course
Is There A Shrink In The Car?
June 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Atascadero, Calif.
Two lost AAs looking for a meeting in a strange town have a close encounter with a sassy cell phone
Being of Service
June 2014
By:
John S.
| Portland, Oregon
He learned how to give of himself in AA and carried that into his everyday life